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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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